The revolving door between Government regulatory jobs and positions in the very businesses regulated is pretty well-established at this point. I'd like to see some evidence to back up that assessment with regards to the US PTO, but it certainly doesn't strike me as unlikely.
> I like the idea of password managers, but in practice they were too much hassle for me.
Too much hassle in putting data in, getting it out, or both?
I used to feel that way, but I just ended up getting lazy too often and repeating passwords, so I started seriously using a simple one on iOS (that I helped make, so I had some encouragement). I never use autofill (it annoys the ever long crap out of me) and browser integration features and don't really want to, as I don't mind having to sign in occasionally (I prefer it).
I force myself to take the time to turn it on and create a new entry when i am creating a new web login (e.g. online bill pay for some utility) and I'm tempted to use a throw-away password. Or, when i realize i've got a throw-away password i've been using on multiple sites and it's time to set a new one. This makes data entry easy, it's kind of like lazy loading IRL ;-) People make a big fuss about having lots of add-on features for such apps, but in the end I think all one really needs is a good habit and a strong data store.
Our app uses an open source encryption engine we developed called SQLCipher, it's page-level encryption for SQLite plus some key hardening and hmac protection on the pages. You can check it out here (and maybe use it to build your own?) http://sqlcipher.net
If I may ask something quite specific: how do you justify _automated_ transmission of DMCA take-down requests? Shouldn't a human being be reviewing them first to prevent this sort of thing? Do you guys care? I mean, who's idea was that? As a customer and a developer, I'd really like to know.
I've been told by a friend, who's opinion on these matters I dig, that he got his hands on an HTC Legend and said it was "Android done right." I think the HTC Incredible is available now and is of similar design, user interface wise. Apparently the HTC folks are making a lot of head-way there.
I've read some rough review and commentary about the EVO, think you might want to do your homework there.
Another advantage to spaces like this is that you don't have to take the risk of leasing a commercial space yourself if you want an office out of your home. And I think that's valuable in and of itself (CRE leases are often for 3 years in many places). My space is $200/mo and it's a write off for our company that's a heck of a lot cheaper than leasing our own office.
[ by "my space" I mean, the one I work at, and by "our company", my boss's ;-) ]
Asbury Park has changed dramatically over the last few years. I don't have any stats on hand, but I'm originally from the area, and spent some time working for the city (a job that took me into places where my safety was very much in question), so I can assure you it's changed dramatically for the better.
Parts of it are still really tough, but it's not the kind of place you should be scared to visit, especially the downtown area around Mattison and Cookman (this is actually a great place to hang out with a lot of new business and restaurants, too. You've even got a great pub, Brick Wall, and the beach down the street). The west side of the city, closer to Neptune, is still a pretty dangerous place, but you wouldn't be going there if you went to this place.
